Synonyms for asinine
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.
- adj. 2
Characteristic of an ass (an asshole): objectionably inconsiderate or jerky.
Related words
- Word family
- asinineness asininery asininity
Example sentences
- absurd Do you really not see how absurd your question is?
- daft Only you could come up with such a daft idea.
- inane I can't stand such number of inane trivialities.
- fatuous This is going to sound completely fatuous, but it's my honest answer.
By length
- 4 letters
- idle2, daft1, assy
- 5 letters
- goofy2, inane2
- 6 letters
- simple2, stupid2, slight1, absurd2
- 7 letters
- foolish2, idiotic4, vacuous3, fatuous3, asinary
- 9 letters
- brainless2, obstinate3, donkeyish
- 10 letters
- cockamamie4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- asinin